Vehicle, security control method for vehicle, and storage medium storing program used for security control for vehicle

Abstract

A security system includes a camera, an illuminator, and a controller. The controller determines whether a first condition is met. The first condition includes a requirement that a moving object has been detected within a first range while a vehicle is parked. The controller determines whether a second condition is met. The second condition includes a requirement that the moving object has been detected within a second range, which is narrower than the first range, while a vehicle is parked. The controller is configured to change one or more controls selected from a control of determining whether to perform recording with the camera, a control of turning on or off the illuminator, and a control of an illuminance of the illuminator, between a state in which the first condition is met but the second is not, and a state in which both the first and second conditions are met.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle, comprising:
 a sensor configured to detect an object within a specified range from the vehicle; 
 a camera configured to capture images of outside of the vehicle; 
 an illuminating unit configured to illuminate the outside of the vehicle; and 
 processing circuitry configured to execute various processes of the vehicle, 
 wherein the processing circuitry includes:
 a determining unit configured to determine, when the vehicle is in a stopped state, whether the object has been detected within a first range in the specified range by the sensor and whether the object has been detected within a second range by the sensor, the second range being different from the first range; and 
 a control unit configured to control the camera or the illuminating unit based on whether the object has been detected within the first range or the second range; 
 
 wherein 
 the control unit is configured to intermittently illuminate surroundings of the vehicle by controlling ON/OFF of the illuminating unit when the object has been continuously detected within the second range for a specified time or longer, and 
 the control unit is configured to continuously illuminate the surroundings of the vehicle by turning on the illuminating unit when the object is detected within the second range but has not been continuously detected for the specified time or longer. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to perform, based on whether the object has been detected within the first range or the second range, one or more of a control of determining whether to perform recording with the camera, a control of turning on or off the illuminating unit, and a control of an illuminance of the illuminating unit. 
     
     
       3. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the control unit is configured to turn on the illuminating unit and to control the camera not to perform recording when the object has been detected within the first range and has not been detected within the second range, and 
 the control unit is configured to turn on the illuminating unit and to control the camera to perform recording when the object has been detected both within the first range and the second range. 
 
     
     
       4. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to control, when the object has been detected both within the first range and the second range, the illuminating unit such that the illuminance of the illuminating unit is higher than when the object is detected within the first range and is not detected within the second range. 
     
     
       5. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the vehicle includes a battery that is chargeable by an external power supply, 
 the camera and the illuminating unit operate based on power supply from the battery, and 
 the control unit is configured to determine whether the object has been detected within the first range or the second range on condition that the battery has been charged by the external power supply. 
 
     
     
       6. The vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to
 determine whether a predetermined specific person is detected within the second range based on a video captured by the camera, and 
 control at least one of the camera and the illuminating unit based on whether it is determined that the specific person is detected within the second range. 
 
     
     
       7. A security control method for a vehicle, wherein
 the vehicle includes:
 a sensor configured to detect an object within a specified range from the vehicle; 
 a camera configured to capture images of outside of the vehicle; and 
 an illuminating unit configured to illuminate the outside of the vehicle, 
 
 the security control method comprises:
 determining, when the vehicle is in a stopped state, whether the object has been detected within a first range in the specified range by the sensor or whether the object has been detected within a second range by the sensor, the second range being different from the first range; 
 controlling at least one of the camera and the illuminating unit based on whether the object has been detected within the first range or the second range; 
 intermittently illuminating surroundings of the vehicle by controlling ON/OFF of the illuminating unit when the object has been continuously detected within the second range for a specified time or longer, and 
 continuously illuminating the surroundings of the vehicle by turning on the illuminating unit when the object is detected within the second range but has not been continuously detected for the specified time or longer. 
 
 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program used for a security control for a vehicle, wherein
 the vehicle includes:
 a sensor configured to detect an object within a specified range from the vehicle; 
 a camera configured to capture images of outside of the vehicle; 
 an illuminating unit configured to illuminate the outside of the vehicle; and 
 processing circuitry configured to execute various processes of the vehicle, and 
 
 the program is configured to cause the processing circuitry to
 determine, when the vehicle is in a stopped state, whether the object has been detected within a first range in the specified range by the sensor or whether the object has been detected within a second range by the sensor, the second range being different from the first range, 
 control at least one of the camera and the illuminating unit based on whether the object has been detected within the first range or the second range; 
 intermittently illuminate surroundings of the vehicle by controlling ON/OFF of the illuminating unit when the object has been continuously detected within the second range for a specified time or longer, and 
 continuously illuminate the surroundings of the vehicle by turning on the illuminating unit when the object is detected within the second range but has not been continuously detected for the specified time or longer.